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Resolution adopting the 2014 Solid Waste Management Plan Update for Lake County, Illinois, as approved and recommended by the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO).
Staff Summary
* In 1989, Lake County adopted the first Lake County Solid Waste Management Plan prepared by the Joint Planning Agency and it has been updated every five years as required by the Illinois Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act.
* SWALCO approved the draft 2014 Solid Waste Management Plan Update on August 28, 2014 after working with a Citizens Advisory Committee which approved the draft Plan Update on June 11, 2014.
* SWALCO has forwarded the 2014 Solid Waste Management Plan Update for consideration and adoption by the County Board.
* The Plan Update establishes a goal of achieving a 60 percent recycling and composting rate by 2020, the current rate is 48 percent.
* The Plan Update does not change the type of pollution control facility allowed in Lake County; it is still limited to landfills, transfer stations, and anaerobic digestors.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, in 1988, the Lake County Board delegated the Lake County Joint Action Solid Waste Planning Agency with the responsibility of preparing a comprehensive waste management plan for the County; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Solid Waste Management Plan ("Plan") prepared by the Joint Planning Agency was adopted by the Lake County Board in September 1989; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Illinois Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act (415 ILCS 12/1 et seq) the Plan is to be updated every five years; and
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) is now charged with the responsibility of preparing updates to the Plan; and
WHEREAS, SWALCO has developed and approved updates as required, with said updates reviewed and adopted by the Lake County Board in 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2009; and
WHEREAS, SWALCO has forwarded the 2014 Solid Waste Managem...
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